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Strawberries. A good year?
I have some finger nail size, green ones on the south facing brick border.
This is their 3rd year. Should I dig them up and plant new ones in autumn, or give it another year? They say that strawberries should be renewed every 3 years. So I am not sure. Thanks Baz |
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Strawberries. A good year?
On 26/05/2013 13:02, Baz wrote:
I have some finger nail size, green ones on the south facing brick border. This is their 3rd year. Should I dig them up and plant new ones in autumn, or give it another year? They say that strawberries should be renewed every 3 years. So I am not sure. Thanks Baz I had a bed going for 5 years and the last crop was a bumper. The idea is to plant the new ones in a new location which is tricky in most gardens. Paul |
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Strawberries. A good year?
On Sun, 26 May 2013 12:02:03 GMT, Baz wrote:
I have some finger nail size, green ones on the south facing brick border. This is their 3rd year. Should I dig them up and plant new ones in autumn, or give it another year? They say that strawberries should be renewed every 3 years. So I am not sure. Thanks Baz My approach is to remove all runners in years 1 and 2 then allow the runners to develop in year 3. Following advice here, I wrap the rooting end of the runners in moist moss which is then covered in cut down little sandwich bags held on with rubber bands - they root happily into that. Then I cut the new plantlets off and pot them into 3" pots, overwinter in the cold frame and plant out in the spring in place of the old plants. I grow in two tub tower contraptions so when planting the new ones out, it's easy to replace the compost in the levels being replanted. I use a mix of 5 parts John Innes no 3 to 1 part Perlite. I've got six levels and two get replanted each year. -- Cheers, Jake ======================================= Off the crutches and madly trying to catch up at the other end of. Swansea Bay where it's unusually just like Dave's end. |
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Strawberries. A good year?
On 2013-05-26 13:02:03 +0100, Baz said:
I have some finger nail size, green ones on the south facing brick border. This is their 3rd year. Should I dig them up and plant new ones in autumn, or give it another year? They say that strawberries should be renewed every 3 years. So I am not sure. Thanks Baz Are you sure they're not fraise des bois? Those tiny woodland strawberries that are so sweet and delicious? I knew someone who always planted them here and there in a garden and when she was weeding she'd enjoy snacking on them! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Strawberries. A good year?
Sacha wrote in
: On 2013-05-26 13:02:03 +0100, Baz said: I have some finger nail size, green ones on the south facing brick border. This is their 3rd year. Should I dig them up and plant new ones in autumn, or give it another year? They say that strawberries should be renewed every 3 years. So I am not sure. Thanks Baz Are you sure they're not fraise des bois? Those tiny woodland strawberries that are so sweet and delicious? I knew someone who always planted them here and there in a garden and when she was weeding she'd enjoy snacking on them! No, Sacha, they have been for 2 years lovely giant ones, as big as a small hens egg some of them. I feed them with tomato feed. I wish I had kept the labels so I don't know which variety they are. I know that I have 2 varieties, one which is almost heart shaped and the other is almost chisel shaped. Both are soooo, soooo nice and sweet and tasty. I train the runners/suckers into pots and plant them when rooted properly. Baz |
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Strawberries. A good year?
On Sun, 26 May 2013 Sacha wrote:
On 2013-05-26 13:02:03 +0100, Baz said: I have some finger nail size, green ones on the south facing brick border. This is their 3rd year. Should I dig them up and plant new ones in autumn, or give it another year? They say that strawberries should be renewed every 3 years. So I am not sure. Thanks Baz And they make excellent ground cover. My wife planted a few some years ago and now the garden is in danger of being taken over by them! Still, the fruit makes it worthwhile. David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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Strawberries. A good year?
Jake wrote in
news On Sun, 26 May 2013 12:02:03 GMT, Baz wrote: I have some finger nail size, green ones on the south facing brick border. This is their 3rd year. Should I dig them up and plant new ones in autumn, or give it another year? They say that strawberries should be renewed every 3 years. So I am not sure. Thanks Baz My approach is to remove all runners in years 1 and 2 then allow the runners to develop in year 3. Following advice here, I wrap the rooting end of the runners in moist moss which is then covered in cut down little sandwich bags held on with rubber bands - they root happily into that. Then I cut the new plantlets off and pot them into 3" pots, overwinter in the cold frame and plant out in the spring in place of the old plants. I grow in two tub tower contraptions so when planting the new ones out, it's easy to replace the compost in the levels being replanted. I use a mix of 5 parts John Innes no 3 to 1 part Perlite. I've got six levels and two get replanted each year. Well, Jake, for once I dissagree with you. I have taken runners from year 1 and ALL have produced, both runners and parent. Never had a dead'un. I just use a clothes peg to anchor them into plastic 3" pots and sever them when a root has set. If you recall a couple of years ago you reccommended tomato feed. That was the most correct thing. Not just to get the strawbs big, but sooooo sweet and tasty. I know that because the ones I fed were as said, but the ones I gave only water to were smaller and tasteless. Baz |
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Strawberries. A good year?
On Sun, 26 May 2013 19:49:37 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-05-26 13:02:03 +0100, Baz said: I have some finger nail size, green ones on the south facing brick border. This is their 3rd year. Should I dig them up and plant new ones in autumn, or give it another year? They say that strawberries should be renewed every 3 years. So I am not sure. Thanks Baz Are you sure they're not fraise des bois? Those tiny woodland strawberries that are so sweet and delicious? I knew someone who always planted them here and there in a garden and when she was weeding she'd enjoy snacking on them! Do they fruit a bit later? Steve -- EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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Strawberries. A good year?
On Mon, 27 May 2013 09:20:44 GMT, Baz wrote:
Well, Jake, for once I dissagree with you. I have taken runners from year 1 and ALL have produced, both runners and parent. Never had a dead'un. Baz My approach is that I don't want any more plants in years 1 and 2 so I remove the runners - that way the parent plants put all their energy into fruiting. No doubt if I let the runners develop, they would fruit the next year but where would I put them? Each tower holds 10 plants and perhaps because plants have loads of space, we get more than enough fruit to keep us well and truly stuffed! -- Cheers, Jake ======================================= Off the crutches and madly trying to catch up at the other end of. Swansea Bay where it's unusually just like Dave's end. |
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Strawberries. A good year?
On Mon, 27 May 2013 08:53:16 GMT, Baz wrote:
Are you sure they're not fraise des bois? Those tiny woodland strawberries that are so sweet and delicious? I knew someone who always planted them here and there in a garden and when she was weeding she'd enjoy snacking on them! ‘Mara de Bois’: Well liked for its crop of intensely flavoured fruit that is said to be reminiscent of wild strawberries.?? - - - Lincolnfuchsiasociety.info (Any Olympic GameMakers here?) |
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